Chapter 9
Load Testing a Database Server
Microservices architectures are increasingly being used, which involves more and more databases being used as well.
Usually, databases are accessed through an API, and therefore, for a load test to be as realistic as possible, it is necessary to test the API, and not the database directly:
Figure 9.1: Microservices architecture versus monolithic architecture
However, it may be useful to test the database directly when:
- The API is not yet ready
- To compare JDBC drivers easily
- To tune database parameters
- To compare different databases
- To compare AWS RDS engine implementations (such as Aurora, Oracle, ...
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